Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-11-28
A Bogus Lord Expossa.
DRIVEN our OF NEWARK BY THE PUBLICATION Oh
HIS CAREER.

DRIVEN our OF NEWARK BY THE PUBLICATION OF
HIS CAREER.
Newark, N. j., special to the Philadelphia
Press, November q, says: A young English swell
known here as Jno. Reginald Talbot, was driven
out Of Newark to-day by publication Of his his
tory In q local paper. He had managed to intro
duce himself by means Of bogus credentials to the
best social circles in Newark and recently q dinner
the most prominent lawyers He visited the
Clarks Kinneys, Wrights and other first families
attended fashionable receptions and dancing
classes, but pretended all the while to be extreme
ly poor and in anticipation Of remittances from
England claiming that Lady Radclin. OF Alton
acauaintances 'I and a worked for awhile for PROT
Watson in his electric laboratory, and for the
Westinghouse Company, at Plainfeld, where he
and Jno. Saylor Johnston to Col Wright and Cort-
landt Parker, OF Newark.
Talbot is about 9 feet inches In height, has
light hair and mustache and rudy complexion.
He claims to be twenty six, but revelations to-day
show him to be thirty -four. A gentleman who
Inspector Byrnes that he came to this country
first in 1874, as lord Courtney, son Of the Earl
OF Devon" and swindled many persons in New
York, Toronto, Boston, Rochester, and Buffalo.
He fled to Europe and came back In 1879, making
the acquaintance OF Mrs Floyd, OF Philadelphia,
money and ieweiry valued at seyerai tbonsapd
dollars. He then went to Salt Lake and passed
forged draft on London for ESQ. He was ar
rested in New York In october, 1880, and sent to
Salt Lake. He is not known to have ever oper.
ated In Philadelphia.
Talbot is well educated, has Travelled extensively,
and Is fluent ana interesting talker. He dressed
well at the expense CT the tailOrs and lodged in the
house OF one OF the most exclusive OF Newark fami
lies. taking his meals at a restaurant. He went to
New Y DIRK saturday morning, and was arrested by
Inspector Byrnes on suspicion OF sw1ndling. A new
picture OF him was then taken to replace the old
one In the rogue's gallery, and he was kept over
night He came to Newark this morning, heard of
the exposure, and resolved to get his clothes and
skip. MIR. speiden, with whom he lodged,
still had confidence in him, and agreed to
go to Inspector Byrnes with him and give
him an opportunity to prove that it was case of
mistaken identity. They went TO New York to-
gether, but Talbot ran away from Mr.. Speiden In
Broadway, having accomplished his object in get
ting valise fun OF clothes from his bedroom.
Talbot is said to be the son of a former lodge
keeper at Lord DevOn's place in DevOnshire. He
has always chosen htgh-sOunding names, having
Travelled through the country and been repeatedly
exposed as Arthur Pelham Clinton, Lord Hugh
Leslie. Gourtenay Conynham. Arthur Arundel
Marcus La Pierre BeresfOrd, Lieut.. Dennison, OF
both the army and navy. and Charles Claude Mon
tague Berthe. He victimized all Baltimore some
years ago as Lieut.. Dennisson, Of the royal navy.
He has let Newark OF cheaply, having got but
500 from Prof. Weston and few odd dollars here
and there.